Haringey

Haringey's population expanded between the last two censuses. At the same time there were changes in religion, jobs and housing tenure.

The population passed quarter of a million

In the 10 years leading up to 2011, the population of Haringey increased by 18%, from almost 217,000 to 255,000.

The addition of about 38,000 people means this area's population increased faster than the rate of growth across England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Haringey was home to, on average, 62 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was higher than the average across London

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across London, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

Average age stable in Haringey

Latest census data also show that the median age of Haringey remained 32 years in the decade to 2011.

This cosmopolitan area had a lower average age than London and remained younger than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The fall in age was because of an increase of just over 10,000 people between the ages of 40 and 49 years.

About 15% of people in Haringey are aged between 40 and 49 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, London and Haringey by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Religion in Haringey

The number of people in Haringey that described themselves as Christian remained close to 110,000 between the last two censuses. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 50% to 45%.

The percentage decreased by less than the average across London (from 58% to 48%) and the average across England (from 72% to 59%).

The number of people in Haringey that described themselves as having no religion increased from about 43,000 in 2001 to about 64,000 in 2011 (from 20% to 25%). The number of people who described themselves as Muslim increased from just over 24,000 to about 36,000 (from 11% to 14%).

About 23,000 people (12%) did not state their religion, down from just over 26,000 in 2001 (9.0%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the religious profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between religious groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population who identified as Christian in Haringey decreased by 5.1 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, London and Haringey by religion, March 2001 and March 2011

Rise in rate of self-employment

Haringey saw England's second-largest rise in the proportion of self-employed people.

In 2011, just under one in seven (14%) people aged 16 to 74 in Haringey said they were self-employed, compared with 9.0% in 2001. The percentage that were employed increased from 47% to 48%.

England's largest increase in the proportion of self-employed people occurred in Waltham Forest (from 7.4% to 12%).

The rate of self-employment in Haringey increased by 4.9 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 in Haringey, London and England that said they were self-employed, March 2001 and March 2011

Ethnicity in Haringey

The number of people in Haringey from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups decreased from just over 43,000 in 2001 to about 48,000 in 2011. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 20% to 19%.

Across London, the percentage of people from this ethnic group increased by from 11% to 13%, while across England the percentage went from 2.4% to 3.6%.

The number of people in Haringey from the White ethnic groups increased from just over 140,000 in 2001 to just over 150,000 in 2011. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 66% to 61%. The number of residents from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from just under 17,000 to about 24,000 (from 7.8% to 9.5%).

About 17,000 people (4.6%) said they were from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed), up from about 9,800 in 2001 (6.5%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the ethnic profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between ethnic groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups in Haringey decreased by 1.3 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, London and Haringey by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in Haringey

The percentage of Haringey residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a little by a long-term health problem or disability decreased from 4.9% to 4.6% in the 10 years leading up to 2011.

In 2011, just over 1 in 40 (2.8%) reported being limited a lot in their day-to-day activities, compared with 2.5% in 2001. The percentage of Haringey residents whose day-to-day activities are not limited by a long-term health problem or disability remained close to 93%.

The proportion of people who are slightly limited by a long-term health problem or disability fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of London (from 5.8% in 2001 to 5.3% in 2011). Across England, the percentage fell from 6.8% to 6.5%.

The proportion of people who are limited a little by a long-term health problem or disability was lower than across London

Percentage of usual residents that reported being slightly limited in their day-to-day activities across local authority areas in London and the average across England, March 2011

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